Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Both outlets describe the meeting as taking place at UNGA and note it involves Germany’s top diplomat and Russia’s foreign minister.
Germany’s Foreign Ministry position, as reported by Kyiv Post, emphasizes that the talks are rare, occurring for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022. Kyiv Post adds that Wadephul urges Russia to stop escalating actions against Europe and that, after the meeting, he briefs Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha. Bloomberg focuses on the occurrence and location of the meeting, without detailing the substance of the discussion.
